Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
rhsy Net BY chanes-Ths Randall Demo-
crate Electoral Bill-Petitions-
Personal and Postal.
from Our Regular Correspondence

wA<ursoros, January G.--I learn that
the committees appointed at Q recent con.
ference OF representatives interested la
The subject OF internal revenue will very
soon hold n meeting. when some action
may be looked for. A member OF one OF
thee committees has secured large nun.
her of plctQes In favor Of the proposition
"a abolish the tobacco aud fruit-brandy
faxes. although be has been at work only q
few days. The list embraces large nuai-
Der OF States.
NgRELY CASUAL.
Tn, statement Of conference between
Messrs. Randall. Cabell. and McAdoo, aud
the arrangement by them, at least tensa-
lively, OF a programme. is only true rs to
che fact that they met casually and did con-
yer,e on the subject OF what should be done
with the question OF internal revenue.
THE RANDALL PROGRAMME.
Tho programme OF the Randall Demo-
Gratis deycloped at their conference held to-
nigh, At Mr.. RAudalPs residence Is about as
follows: MIR. Randall Is TO make u motion
within the next two days. probably on Sat
urday. as tomorrow Is priyate.bill day. TO
go into Committee OF the Whole. The
Morrison bill TO be laid aside II this motion
carries and substitute TO be offered. This
substitute, as nearly as can be ascertaIned. IS
concerned with the internal taxes and the
free list.
MIR, Randall and his friends think that
this i not the time for tariff revision, and
hence they will confne their efforts 10 Sc
curing the practical abolition Of internal re.
venue except on whiskey, and the adoption
Of q small free list. TO the free fist In.
cluded in Mr.. Randalps bill will be added
sawed lumber and goats hair; perhaps one
or two other articles.
ELECTORAL BILL.
The COMMITTEES OF conference on the elec.
toral bill have virtually agreed, although no
formal report has been authorized, and IL
Il probable that on tomorrow report will
be authorized. More stringent provisions
will be adopted. at Senator Hoar's suggeS-
ton, for the rtassembling after the two
houses have been In separate session.
The Elections Committee have decided
in favor Of Steel tRepublican) Ia the In
diana oontested-election case, and against
both of the contestants Price and Page
in Rhode Island.
PETITIONS.
A petition OF ship-owners, masters OF
yesstls, and other persons OF Newport
News and Elizabeth City county, protest
ing against the passage OF House Bill No.
$3.50, relating 10 pilotage, was presented by
Mir. Libbey.
A petition OF the Band OF Hope, OF Inde-
pepdenee, Preston county, w. Va, against
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors In Washing
ton, ID. c., was presented by Mr. Wilson.
The condition OF his son having much inn
proved Senator Ransom is again seen IN his
scat.
BRIEFS.
Mr.. w. II. Master aud lady, OF Winston,
and Mr.. Il. A. Wright, Of Goldsboro,' N. c.,
are here.
Rsinswood. Northumberland county, is
anew fourth-class post-otice, OF which JO-
seph w. Douglas Is postmaster.
William ii. FAIRY has been commissioned
as postmaster at West Point; Mr.. Benz amin
+. Knott at Glen Alpine Station, n. c.;
MIR. John NJ. Cockerham, Good Spring, n.
&.
Through the eXertions Of Mr.. Tucker,
Lexington has been made q foreign money
order Office, and Livingstone, Nelson coun-
ty, has been created money-order Office.
General Eppa HuntOn and wife are at
one OF the uptown hotels for the winter.
The General has bought pair OF fine
horses.
Colonel A. b. Andrews, third vice.
president OF the Richmond and Danville
railroad, is in the city.